List of pro-Palestinian protests in Ireland


This is a list of pro-Palestinian protests in Ireland including demonstrations, marches, sit-ins, direct actions, and campus encampments in support of Palestinian rights.

List

Estimated attendance is either mentioned explicitly in the references or a midpoint is used, i.e., 50 when dozens are mentioned, 500 when hundreds are mentioned, and so on.

Pre-2023

DateCity/townEstimated attendanceDescriptionRef
4 June 2005?Demonstration during a FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Ireland and Israel.
26 July 2014?Demonstration in the city centre and march to the Israeli Embasy.
15 May 2021 Cork?Demonstration and march through the city centre.
15 May 2021 Galway?Demonstration and march through the city centre.
15 May 20215,000Demonstration in the city centre and march to the Israeli Embasy.
22 May 2021 Cork400Demonstration and march through the city centre.
19 September 2022?Demonstration in front of Leinster House.
25 September 202250Demonstration outside Tallaght Stadium against the participation of an Israeli football team.

2023

DateCity/townEstimated attendanceDescriptionRef
14 October 20232,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.
19 October 2023?Occupation of the European Parliament Liaison Office.
21 October 20231,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.
21 October 2023 Limerick50,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.
17 November 2023 Ballina?Defacing of a mural of Joe Biden with red paint and writing "Genocide Joe".
18 November 2023 Limerick?Demonstration and march through the city centre.
18 November 20235,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.
18 November 2023 Cork1,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.
18 November 2023 Cork?Die-in outside the Cork City Hall.
9 December 20235,000March through the city centre and die-in in front of Leinster House.
12 December 2023100Sit-in in front of US ambassador’s residence. Ended with police intervention.

2024

DateCity/townEstimated attendanceDescriptionRef
13 January 20245,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.
7 February 2024?Demonstration in front of the US Embassy.
18 February 2024 Kilkenny?Rally and kite-flying demonstration in solidarity with Palestine.
3 May 2024?Encampment at Trinity College Dublin and blocking of its library. Lasted until 8 May when the university announced it would cut ties with Israeli companies.
11 May 2024100Encampment at University College Dublin.
14 May 2024 Cork?Encampment at University College Cork.
20 July 20245,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.
2 August 2024?Silent march through the city centre.
24 August 2024?Demonstration in the city centre.
31 August 202425,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.
6 October 20245,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.
7 October 2024?Sit-in outside the US Embassy. Lasted until 9 November.
9 November 20245,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.
15 November 2024?Demonstration and march through the city centre.

2025

DateCity/townEstimated attendanceDescriptionRef
5 January 2025?Silent march through the city centre.
19 March 2025500Sit-in on the O’Connell Bridge, blocking traffic.
22 March 20255,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.
3 April 2025?Demonstration in front of Maple Shopping Centre.
22 April 2025?Occupation of the RTÉ campus. Ended with police intervention.
17 May 202510,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.
7 June 2025 Kilkenny20Picket line outside John McGuinness' constituency office.
4 July 2025?Demonstration outside US ambassador’s residence in Phoenix Park. Some protesters chanted the slogan "Death to the IDF".
19 July 202510,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.
2 August 2025 Kilkenny1,000-2,000Demonstration and march through the city centre. Protesters displayed banners with messages such as "our government is complicit with genocide" and "stop killing children like me".
9 August 2025 Waterford500Demonstration and march through the city centre.
16 August 2025?March by healthcare workers through the city centre.
19 August 202580Demonstration in front of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
23 August 2025 Galway?Demonstration with a 140ft long crochet blanket with 2300 squares each representing 10 Palestinian children killed by Israel.
26 August 2025500Demonstration in the city centre and march to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
6 September 2025 Waterford200Demonstration and march through the city centre.
6 September 2025 Navan500Demonstration and march through the town centre.
6 September 2025 Cork700Demonstration and march through the city centre.
6 September 202510,000Demonstration in front of the US Embassy and march to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
13 September 20232,000March through the city centre by healthcare workers.
20 September 2025?Demonstration and march through the city centre as part of broader protests on housing and education.
2 October 2025?Blocking of traffic to the Dublin Port. Ended with police intervention.
4 October 202530-40Blocking of traffic to the Dublin Port. Ended with police intervention, including use of tear gas. Two protesters were arrested.
4 October 202525,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.
2 November 2025150Blocking of the Dublin Port. Protesters blocked the entrance of the port to disrupt the transport of materials, but still allowed the workers to leave.
27 December 2025?Demostration at the Croithli Bridge, West Donegal.